Toronto’s top cop says he knew Councillor Doug Ford would be filing a complaint about him because the man police had charged with trying to coerce alleged gang members into handing over the infamous crack video had given investigators a heads up.

“Your boss is going to get his this weekend,” is how Chief Bill Blair described the “heads up” Alexander Lisi, Mayor Ford’s friend and one-time driver, gave to investigators, according to an interview posted on the Toronto Star website.

The chief said Mr. Lisi gave the warning while he was being interviewed by Toronto police who had arrested him on extortion charges. Mr. Lisi also faces drug trafficking charges following an extensive police probe into Mayor Rob Ford’s dealings that is ongoing.

Chief Blair is now the subject of a misconduct investigation by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director that stems from a complaint from Councillor Ford.

On Wednesday, the councillor fired back at the chief, and called on him to take a lie detector test with him to set the record straight.

“I’ve never met this Lisi guy ever, never talked to him in my entire life. Rob didn’t know what I was even going to say, what Lisi says is his opinion and has nothing whatsoever to do with me,” he told the Post. “All the chief is doing is right now is playing politics.”

The councillor says the complaint is about a fishing trip the chief took with a board member and about comments the chief made publicly last October upon recovering the video depicting Mayor Ford smoking from a crack pipe. The chief said he was “disappointed” at the time.

Alok Mukherjee, the chair of the police services board, however, has stated publicly the complaint focused on the chief’s comments during the press conference.

“Quite frankly, the comments that Councillor Ford made on Nov. 3 — the Tuesday following my press conference which had taken place on the 31st — did not come as a surprise to me. And in fact we had information from Mr. Lisi that those issues were going to be raised by them, in the very near future, so it was quite anticipated,” Chief Blair told the Star.

The chief was unavailable for an interview with the Post.

Mark Pugash, a police spokesman, told the Post that “it’s wrong to characterize [Lisi’s comments] as a warning. I think it’s more accurate to characterize it as a threat.”

He said “Lisi was being interviewed and he said your guy is going to get his. [He was asked] who do you mean? [He said] Chief Blair. He made it clear that the plan was what we ultimately saw.” He added Mr. Lisi made it clear the action would be taken by Doug Ford.

Chief Blair told CP24 he is “100% confident that there has been no misconduct. I’ve also had the opportunity to discuss this with my board and they also have agreed and indicated to me that they see no issue of conflict.”

He told the Star he was “deeply offended” by another video, this one taken this year at a north Etobicoke restaurant that showed the mayor rambling and inebriated, speaking in Jamaican patois and calling Chief Blair a “cocks—–.”

“I found it disgusting,” he said.

As for the controversial fishing trip with board member Andy Pringle, Mr. Pugash said the chief told the police board ahead of time, and “they didn’t have a problem with it.” He also got “comprehensive, highly qualified legal advice” before he spoke at his press conference revealing investigators had recovered the video, according to Mr. Pugash.

Councillor Ford maintained it’s inappropriate for the chief to go on that fishing trip. Then he pulled John Tory, a mayoral candidate, into the fray, by revealing that Mr. Pringle is raising money for his campaign.

“In my opinion [Chief Blair is] part of the old boy’s club. He’s good friends with Andy Pringle, he’s good friends with John Tory and isn’t it a coincidence John Tory is running for mayor. And the chief is very political against the mayor. Put the dots together,” said Councillor Ford.

Erika Mozes, a spokeswoman for John Tory’s campaign, confirmed that Mr. Pringle is co-chair of Mr. Tory’s fundraising. “We are delighted! He is a well known community activist and philanthropist,” she wrote in an email.

“Andy donated to Mayor Ford’s last campaign and the Fords encouraged him to join the police commission. There appears to only be a conflict if you don’t support Mayor Ford. This is just another Ford farce.”